Definitions
Wiktionary
- adj. idiomatic prohibited to enter
- adj. idiomatic beyond the bounds of civility or morality; extremely unreasonable
- adv. Outside the area of play; beyond the sideline of a playing field or court.
- n. A sideline marking the edge of a playing field or court.
Examples
“You are out, for El Exaltida has said that he does not wish for trouble with the British police who might put the island out of bounds for tourists.”
“It was an embarrassing effort lowlighted when Jared Jeffries botched a layup on the break and the ball was batted off his head out of bounds on the rebound.”
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Genes
Interesting gene names. Some of these may have changed recently (to something less offensive/funny).
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tinman, agnostic, dreadlocks, Van Gogh, fruitless, lava lamp, ariadne, cheap date, ken and barbie, I'm not dead yet, I'm not dead yet 2, manic fringe and 1192 more... -
metaphysical metaphorical places
not corresponding to a specific physical location
at the end of one..., at one's wits end, up the creek, round the bend, on cloud nine, in the doldrums, in cloud-cuckoo land, sold down the river, on a slow boat to..., in a brown study, down the rabbit hole, in a rut and 84 more...
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I've heard all of these mispronounced. No kidding.
marshmallow, tortilla, Illinois, out of bounds, mozzarella, with, cayenne, mediocre, template, Bratwurst, library, pillow and 11 more...
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